{"abstract":"Present override values never replace the base.","category":"Configuration","checks":6,"contract":"Apply global then workspace then package overrides. Only exact package keys participate; None deletes an override and empty string is a preserved explicit value. Return base if deleted or absent.","evaluation_group":"xt-override-chain","failed_approach":"The attempted repair substitutes else: result = str(value).upper(). Fixture 2 still yields 'TWO' instead of 'two'.","family":"xt-override-chain-value-install","id":"FA-9426","implementations":{"attempt":{"sha256":"91226570feeaa836fe0a21a5beddcb75eac25bd4179210a1c9aaa820e9c58743","source":"\"\"\"Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only.\"\"\"\nimport json\n\nN = 1\nobservations = []\ndef solve(name, base, layers):\n    result = base\n    for layer in layers:\n        if name not in layer: continue\n        value = layer[name]\n        if value is None: result = base\n        else: result = str(value).upper()\n    return result\ndef check(label, actual, expected):\n    observations.append({\"check\": label, \"actual\": actual, \"expected\": expected, \"passed\": actual == expected})\ncheck('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')\ncheck('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')\ncheck('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')\nprint(json.dumps({\"observations\": observations, \"passed\": all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))\nraise SystemExit(0 if all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations) else 1)\n"},"broken":{"sha256":"ab664953273eada9debf202a50faa079cee75dd791ff2e5be66d496fa6abaed2","source":"\"\"\"Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only.\"\"\"\nimport json\n\nN = 1\nobservations = []\ndef solve(name, base, layers):\n    result = base\n    for layer in layers:\n        if name not in layer: continue\n        value = layer[name]\n        if value is None: result = base\n        else: result = base\n    return result\ndef check(label, actual, expected):\n    observations.append({\"check\": label, \"actual\": actual, \"expected\": expected, \"passed\": actual == expected})\ncheck('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')\ncheck('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')\ncheck('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')\nprint(json.dumps({\"observations\": observations, \"passed\": all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))\nraise SystemExit(0 if all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations) else 1)\n"},"fixed":{"sha256":"36ce0fe2809da06d5d3a70aa9a0815abf59954b0bb9d2efafe03fab413103961","source":"\"\"\"Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only.\"\"\"\nimport json\n\nN = 1\nobservations = []\ndef solve(name, base, layers):\n    result = base\n    for layer in layers:\n        if name not in layer: continue\n        value = layer[name]\n        if value is None: result = base\n        else: result = value\n    return result\ndef check(label, actual, expected):\n    observations.append({\"check\": label, \"actual\": actual, \"expected\": expected, \"passed\": actual == expected})\ncheck('fixture 1', solve('a', 'base', []), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 2', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': 'two'}]), 'two')\ncheck('fixture 3', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': 'one'}, {'a': None}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 4', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': ''}]), '')\ncheck('fixture 5', solve('a', 'base', [{'b': 'other'}]), 'base')\ncheck('fixture 6', solve('a', 'base', [{'a': None}, {'a': 'three'}]), 'three')\nprint(json.dumps({\"observations\": observations, \"passed\": all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))\nraise SystemExit(0 if all(x[\"passed\"] for x in observations) else 1)\n"}},"limitations":" This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.","method":"Deterministic executable model with adversarial boundary fixtures.","provenance":{"created_by":"Failure Map","dependencies":"Python standard library","family":"xt-override-chain-value-install","generated_at":"2026-09-29T14:38:29.796838+00:00","license":"CC0-1.0","python":"3.12.14","seed":1,"split":"open-access"},"relevance":"An offline model of layered dependency override resolution, suitable for testing build and release tooling without external services.","repair":"Assign the exact override value.","root_cause":"The implementation substitutes else: result = base for else: result = value, so present override values never replace the base.","sha256":"3b5b0f1c9fbf0a83391fa7948fa3403ceb5c5ffdea765c06f08a2b13167657e4","title":"Layered dependency override resolution: Present override values never replace the base · case 01","variant":1,"variant_policy":"Five numbered records share a model and may reuse boundary fixtures.","verification":{"attempt":{"elapsed_ms":35.518,"exit_code":1,"observations":[{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 1","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"TWO","check":"fixture 2","expected":"two","passed":false},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 3","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"","check":"fixture 4","expected":"","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 5","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"THREE","check":"fixture 6","expected":"three","passed":false}],"passed":false,"stderr":"","stdout":"{\"observations\": [{\"check\": \"fixture 1\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 2\", \"actual\": \"TWO\", \"expected\": \"two\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"fixture 3\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 4\", \"actual\": \"\", \"expected\": \"\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 5\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 6\", \"actual\": \"THREE\", \"expected\": \"three\", \"passed\": false}], \"passed\": false}\n"},"broken":{"elapsed_ms":35.334,"exit_code":1,"observations":[{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 1","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 2","expected":"two","passed":false},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 3","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 4","expected":"","passed":false},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 5","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 6","expected":"three","passed":false}],"passed":false,"stderr":"","stdout":"{\"observations\": [{\"check\": \"fixture 1\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 2\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"two\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"fixture 3\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 4\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"\", \"passed\": false}, {\"check\": \"fixture 5\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 6\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"three\", \"passed\": false}], \"passed\": false}\n"},"fixed":{"elapsed_ms":36.747,"exit_code":0,"observations":[{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 1","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"two","check":"fixture 2","expected":"two","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 3","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"","check":"fixture 4","expected":"","passed":true},{"actual":"base","check":"fixture 5","expected":"base","passed":true},{"actual":"three","check":"fixture 6","expected":"three","passed":true}],"passed":true,"stderr":"","stdout":"{\"observations\": [{\"check\": \"fixture 1\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 2\", \"actual\": \"two\", \"expected\": \"two\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 3\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 4\", \"actual\": \"\", \"expected\": \"\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 5\", \"actual\": \"base\", \"expected\": \"base\", \"passed\": true}, {\"check\": \"fixture 6\", \"actual\": \"three\", \"expected\": \"three\", \"passed\": true}], \"passed\": true}\n"}},"verified":true,"visibility":"public"}